Futures Trading Blog

Mover3000 asked:


I’m trying to find out if there’re some sort of loans specifically designed to be invested into trading options or futures.
If anyone knows anything, I’d appreciate if you share some information.

Thanks.

GOLEY

Eminidaytrader asked:

Stock Market Technical Analysis SP500, Emini Futures. Breaking news!! How would you like day trading the stock market for a living?
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I WILL SHOW YOU A SYSTEMATIC SP500 FUTURES DAY TRADING SYSTEM THAT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHERE TO BUY RETRACEMENTS IN UPTRENDS AND SELL RETRACEMENTS IN DOWNTRENDS TO THE EXACT BAR. ANY SUCCESSFUL SP500 FUTURES TRADER WILL TELL YOU THAT MAKING MONEY IN THE SP500FUTURES MARKET IS AS SIMPLE AS THE “RUBBER BAND TRADE”. BUYING/SELLING RETRACEMENTS WITH THE INTRADAY TECHNICAL TREND. BEING A 15 YEAR TRADER AND DAY TRADING FOR A LIVING USING THE E-MINI FUTURES MARKETS, I WILL SHOW YOU EXACTLY HOW YOU CAN DAYTRADE THE SP500 FUTURES MARKET WITH EXTREME ACCURACY IN ONLY 2 HOURS A DAY. You are now viewing one of the most powerful day trading sp500 futures systems on the market today. It was designed and developed with a single purpose in mind…MAKING MONEY IN THE SP500 FUTURES MARKET. Are you like most daytraders that sit in front of their computers all day and trade 20-30 times a day to only make 1-3 points? After commissions you barely make a profit or end up overtrading and losing for the day. How would you like to trade 2-4 times a day and go after the 5-20 point MONSTER DAYTRADES? These are the trades you dream about. Imagine having a day trading system that consistently spots SP500 FUTURES trades with tight stops. I’TS FINALLY HERE! Welcome to the system that can generate these dream trades every single day.
TRADING PHILOSOPHY
“TRADE WHAT YOU SEE, INSTEAD OF WHAT YOU BELEIVE”. You will now know exactly when to buy/sell the futures market with confidence. Before every trade you will know the exact entry, stop loss and trailing stop loss. Over 15 years of Day Trading the SP500 Futures Market I have developed a day trading system that can capture huge moves in the SP500 with small stops. The key to any successful day trading program is knowing when to pull the trigger, having a pre-determined stop loss and a trailing stop loss so you can cut your losers short and let your winners run. I will teach you a proven Day Trading system that will allow you to buy retracements in uptrends and sell retracements in downtrends-NEVER COUNTER-TREND TRADING. You will be trading what the pros know. So many beginning sp emini futures day traders wash out of the stock market because they counter-trend trade. I will teach you how to day trade with the pros and not counter the market but trade with the smart money. I will teach you the powerful snapback trades(RUBBER-BAND) trades that only a few SP500 Day Traders know.
Here are the CONCRETE rules that you must not break when DAY TRADING the SP500 E-mini market.
1. DAILY CHART-I WILL SHOW YOU TWO MOVING AVERAGES THAT ONLY THE PROS USE. THIS WILL SHOW YOU THE OVERALL DIRECTION OF THE MARKET.
2. LONG-TERM TIME FRAME-TWO MOVING AVERAGES THAT ARE EXTREMLY IMPORTANT ON AN INTRADAY BASIS. ONE AVERAGE(MAGENTA IN VIDEOS) TURNS THE MARKET ON A DIME. THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT MOVING AVERAGE IS THE WHITE STOP LINE. VERY SIMPLE IF YOU ARE ABOVE IT YOU ONLY TAKE LONGS IF YOU ARE BELOW IT ONLY TAKE SHORTS.
3. INTERMEDIATE TICK CHARTS-ONCE YOU KNOW THE BIAS TO BUY OR SELL FOR THE DAY THEN YOU LOOK AT THESE TWO TICK CHARTS FOR RETRACEMENTS OR SNAPBACKS TO FIND AREAS TO SHORT/BUY WITH THE TREND OF THE LONG-TERM TIME FRAME.
4.EXECUTION CHART-KNOWING THE DIRECTION AND AREA IS NOT ENOUGH. YOU WILL KNOW THE EXACT SETUP TO LOOK FOR TO ENTER, EXIT AND WHERE TO PLACE YOUR STOP LOSS WHICH IS ONLY .75-1.25 ON AVERAGE FOR THOSE MONSTER TRADES. THIS SETUP IS VERY SPECIFIC TO THE EXACT BAR.
SUMMARY: I USE THE DAILY CHART FOR MAIN TONE OR DIRECTION OF THE SP500 EMINI FUTURES MARKET. THEN I USE A LONG-TERM ADAPTIVE TIME FRAME TO SHOW ME INTRADAY TO EITHER TAKE LONGS OR SHORTS. THEN I LOOK FOR A RETRACEMENT ON MY INTERMEDIATE TICK CHARTS FOR AREAS OF SUPPORT/RESISTANCE. THEN I USE A SPECIFIC SETUP WITH DIVERGENCE TO ENTER THE MARKET WITH A VERY TIGHT STOP. AFTER ENTRY I USE MONEY MANAGEMENT TO SCALE OUT FOR CHOP DAYS AND A TRAILING STOP FOR TREND DAYS. A COMPLETE POWERFUL FUTURES DAY TRADING SYSTEM!!!!!!
Buy purchasing the book you agree that you will not disclose any of the trade set-ups or any other confidential information obtained from the trading philosophy and settings obtained from Jay Wireman.
No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those charts that are shown. There is a risk of loss in all forms of trading. Futures day trading has large potential rewards, but also large potential risk. This is neither a solicitation nor an offer to buy/sell futures. The book you will be buying is published for educational purposes only. It is up to you to use the
knowledge. Consult a licensed professional about your individual trading. The past performance of any trading system or
methodology is not necessarily indicative of future results

PETROS

SAWKRUMBS asked:


I’m wanting to b able to control trades,with only a small amount of $ to begin with.Hopefully I can gain an understanding of trading online,my present day earning potential isn’t that great,and the future savings picture(retirement,rainy days)looks pretty bleak.So I’m looking for ways to supplement and improve the picture.biggest problem=low beginning investment capital,can’t go more than 1,000 to begin with.Best asset=still got a lot of time,and focused on preparing a better future.

SIGMAN

tradeartist asked:

Learn to take control of your technical analysis by using mulitiple settings for Stochastics and other indicators in Forex.

LIERMAN

jeffadelic asked:


I am not experienced enough to understand how to trade futures so i need the help of broker.
Can i trade futures with Fidelity or do i have to find a brokerage company that specializes in commodity trading ?

PRUIETT

SMCTrader asked:

http://www.smctrader.com - This video shows you step by ste how simple it is to trade Futures internationally. It also shows you how you can get access to technical analysis and 23 charting studies.

LINDO

Sacha Tarkovsky asked:


Here we will outline three trading tools for bigger profits all futures traders can use.

These tools tend not to be used by many traders, but are heavily used by the savvy pro traders to enhance profit potential and you should consider them to in your futures trading.

Check them out for yourself and they will add a new dimension to your futures trading that could increase your trading profits to.

1. Gauging the pulse of the market

The “opening range technique is the ultimate filtering device for futures traders and is highly effective, as it allows traders to take the pulse of the market before entering it each day.

Say you have a buy signal from the previous days close, you can of course blindly buy the open, or you can use this filter.

Here is how it works:

1. Get the opening range and wait.

2. If prices are above the opening range go long with a market order

3. If they are not place a day order 3 ticks above the high of the opening range.

Here you are checking the pulse and strength of the market.

If prices move up your on board, if prices drop from the opening range you are kept out of a losing trade.

If your futures trading method is still telling you to be long, try again the next day. If your short of course, it’s the exact same in reverse.

Sounds simple? It is, but its very effective.

In our experience you can cut losing trades by up to 20% using this tool and it’s an excellent method for filtering your trading signals.

2. How to never a miss a big move

Richard Donchian’s four week rule outlined below may seem simple, but it is highly effective in catching big moves in futures trading.

We all know that most of the big moves each year in futures markets take place from market highs.

Most traders however want to buy dips to support and fail to get in on the big moves. This simple tool however will make sure you never miss a big move.

Here’s how it works.

Let’s assume you are looking at crude oil and spot a buying opportunity. Rather than buying a dip, wait for a new 4 week high and then take a long position.

You should only use this rule only in strong bull or bear markets, not ranging markets.

If you have a strong bull market, buy new four week highs and conversely, if you have a strong bear market sell new four week lows.

Its simple and a very effective tool try it out for yourself and see.

3. Intra commodity spreads

Again, another simple trading idea, which will give you risk reduction and staying power.

All you do is trade two different months in the same commodity

Your aim is to buy the month that is expected to increase most and sell another month to give you some risk protection.

Normally, the front month will move the most, so you buy it and sell a back month. This is known as a bull spread the reverse action in a bear market is a bear spread.

For example, the summer months are the strong ones in unleaded gasoline, so if your bullish buy them and sell a weaker back month as protection.

Spreading works particularly well in these futures markets:

Copper, energies, soybeans, wheat, coffee, sugar, cotton and all the meats expect bellies.

When using intra commodity spreads in futures trading, you need to take into account the general market trend and the strength of the spread. Spreading is great risk control vehicle and a way to get staying power an is a great tool for traders with small trading accounts.

All the above are simple tools, but don’t be deceived by their simplicity. If used correctly they can all enhance your futures trading and give you bigger profit potential.



BRENNECKE

Jim L Canter asked:


Is your online trading experience like mine? The first 12 - 15 years, in the business, I read every book I could lay my hands on. I attended seminars and day trading courses and bought software to help devise a personal “universal trading system”.

But what I did manage to develop was a smaller bank account. Forget about the months and years I wasted. It was all of no use; the books, seminars, programs, and indicators - none of them helped too much. Not one of them trades before the market movement.

What You Can Expect From A Good Commodity Trading System:

In the end, what is important is being able to predict the price of the commodity you speculate in. The truly successful traders accurately predict prices constantly, without the benefit of studies or pointers, normally achieving ten point trades, if not more. They call trades in real time and most entries are called well in advance of the market movement.

Make sure that the online system you rely on functions in all market conditions. In addition, it must be applicable for any future, commodity, or stock trading, including e-mini day trading.

The Future You Should Trade:

I would advise you to trade in futures that allow day trades regardless of the fact that as a mere individual, as opposed to a big company, you may not have much money.

Any future will give you sufficient leverage, in terms of the diversity of stocks it’s possible for you to trade, and the options are many - the same futures traded by large institutions. Simultaneously, it should not prove very costly for a contract. Most importantly, it should not involve investing hundreds of hours in research, or using stock screeners and analyzing charts in each and every time frame.

It should be possible for you to complete the contracts immediately and the market should usually move favorably.

The Advantages Of A Good Trading System:

A commodity trading system that works well should get you to predict commodity prices correctly and easily. After you come across such a system and figure out how it works, you will wonder how you could have missed it; of course, it is not easily discernable until someone else points it out to you. And when it is, your scope for trading improves greatly.

Day trading may seem to be very complex but it can be very easy. It can be very enjoyable earning a lot in futures trading, without the tension and anxiety that usually is linked with day trading. The trick is to figure out how to forecast correctly and if you learn enough, success is yours for as long as you want.

To repeat what I said, in the beginning, my initial trading plans merely resulted in my squandering money. This program changed all that. I don’t claim it’s a magic wand, but it is the closest thing to it I have found.

The Steps You Need To Take To Be Sure Your System Delivers:

There are a number of advisors for commodity trading who maintain that their commodity trading software never fails. Always remember that these claims have to be proven first. The next time you hear about a wonderful online future trading system, tell the vendors you want to look at their trading record.

How much have they grossed while trading futures, over a reasonably long time-span? Do the people who use their system average ten points a day? Would they allow you to watch them call the market in real time before the market movement, with some precision? Is there a free trial period?

If you start day trading before resolving these points first, you may end up going bankrupt, as almost happened to me.



CRAFTON

Vicki L asked:


I wish to purchase about $50,000 worth of oil futures for approximately a 6 month hold. How does the futures market allow for a long term/medium term hold. What do I have which shows my original purchase price and amount purchased vs. my final selling price and amount owned. Is online trading and purchasing available and if so how is it done and what brokerage house offers the option. Please school me as best you can on futures purchasing of oil as quickly as possible.

THORESEN

dgxkeyboardist asked:


I am still new to trading and I would like to hear about somebody else’s experiences (good or bad) in the options and futures markets. Thank you in advance for your responses.

KINDIG